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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1948
Page
8
Mrs Joe Clark and her children of Phoenix are visiting Mrs Nelle Griffin, her mother. They accompanied Mrs George Mills home after a visit to the Clark home.
Items from the Avalanche dated September 1928 note J H Head urging two ward schools to ease crowding in Alpine North. Alpine Cemetery Assn. nets 300 from annual dinner at Midway Cafe. Orient railroad completion celebrated at Ojin with about 12 thousand in attendance. Rain nourished local ranges. Sul Ross Gym cost 35000 with 15000 donated locally. W J Smith named director of vocational training in El Paso. Presbyterian church calls Rev David Murray as pastor. Limpia canyon road survey starts. Chic Graham of Alpine and Clayton Williams wed in San Angelo. Mayor Gillett ill at home. Drury Wood to study chemical engineering at Texas. D N Scott Jr. to Missouri School of Journalism.
At yesterday's Rotary meeting Hank Leithead of Highland Soil Conservation district spoke on the district setup and conservation law provisions. He showed a chart of soil conditions excellent good fair and poor and gave figures on vegetation and water absorption to explain range management and erosion reduction. Announcements covered four football games, two last night one tonight and one Saturday night.
Higdon connected with Cleveland for a first down inside the Bruin 20 before Scown ran 20 yards to put the Lobos ahead 20 to 19. Lobos travel to Brownwood tonight to face Daniel Baker College, seeking to rebound from injuries and a close win at Huntsville last week. Otis Parks, battling an ankle, will start after contributing as a punt returner last game.
Sanderson Eagles face Alpine squad in the third league tilt of the season as preparations and practice notes emerge. Team details show local enthusiasm for a competitive matchup.
The match up mirrors last season when the Bucks crushed the opponent 26-0 at Jackson Field. A large group of local fans is expected to attend the game.
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